RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today (Feb 7)announced its sixth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Rates for 2018-19 in Mumbai. The Monitory Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation at its meeting decided to reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity…
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Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
Pursuant to the announcement in the interim budget 2019, the Reserve Bank of India carried out circular asking banks to extend the facilities of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to Animal Husbandry farmers and Fisheries to help them meet their working capital requirements. According to RBI circular FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.12/05.05.010/2018-19 dated Feb 4, 2019, the new KCC facility…
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Venture capital and Various types of alternate investment Funds
Alternative Investment Fund or AIF refers to funds established or incorporated in India which is a privately pooled investment vehicle that collects funds from super-rich investors, whether Indian or foreign, for investing by a defined investment policy for the benefit of its investors. Category I AIF: * Venture capital funds (Including Angel Funds) * SME…
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What is a syndication of credit line?
The syndication of loans is an internationally practiced model for financing credit requirements of a borrower in lieu of consortium advance. Apparently, the syndication of credit line is similar to consortium finance but slightly different in certain aspects. First of all, there is no restriction with regard to quantum of credit involved for credit syndication.…
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High lights of Interim Budget 2019
The highlights of Finance minister Piyush Goyal presented on Friday 01.02.2019 are as under. * Individual tax payers with income upto Rs. 5 lakh taxable income will get full tax rebate * Even those earning ₹6.5 lakh will not have to pay tax, if they invest in specified savings *The threshold for TDS on…
Dearness Relief for Bank Pensioners: February-July 2019
Pensioners will get 70 slabs more in Dearness Relief for the ensuing half year February 2019 to July 2019 compared to the preceding half year. The percentage of revised Dearness relief to pensioners retired at different period is as under. Retired on or after 11.2012: 6885- 4440= 2445/4 = 611, 611- 541 slabs = It…
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